| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7557782 |
Display device including variable optical element and programmable resistance element |
July 7, 2009 |
| A display element includes a variable optical element that changes appearance in response to changes in current, and a programmable resistance in series with the variable optical element. The resistance of the programmable resistance decreases in response to a first current in a firs |
| 7557712 |
Systems and method for monitoring equipment |
July 7, 2009 |
| A system for monitoring equipment includes at least one sensor generating a detection field; an electronic equipment tag associated with a piece of secured equipment; an electronic personnel tag identifying a person; and a server, in communication with the at least one sensor, for matchi |
| 7556880 |
Compositional and structural gradients for fuel cell electrode materials |
July 7, 2009 |
| A fuel cell includes at least one electrode operatively disposed in the fuel cell, and having a catalytically active surface. The present invention further includes a mechanism for maintaining a substantially uniform maximum catalytic activity over the surface of the electrode. |
| 7556367 |
Ink delivery system and a method for replacing ink |
July 7, 2009 |
| An ink delivery system having a fluid supply and a printhead assembly, separate from and in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A primary flow path is configured to facilitate the delivery of fluid from the fluid supply to the printhead assembly, and a return flow path, at least |
| 7556365 |
Inkjet printing system with compliant printhead assembly |
July 7, 2009 |
| An inkjet printer including a printhead assembly and an ink supply coupled to the printhead assembly for supplying ink thereto. The printhead assembly may include a compliant chamber and a printhead arranged to receive ink from the compliant chamber. The ink supply may be configured |
| 7556249 |
Storage medium and method steps for making a booklet |
July 7, 2009 |
| This invention relates to an apparatus and method for making booklets. Such structures of this type, generally, employ a variety of creasing techniques in order to form the booklet. |
| 7555750 |
Update package generator employing partial predictive mapping techniques for generating update p |
June 30, 2009 |
| A mobile handset in a mobile services network, with access to a plurality of services including a firmware/software update service, is capable of updating its firmware/software using an appropriate update package that is retrieved from an update package repository via a management server |
| 7555730 |
Method for arranging graphic assemblies |
June 30, 2009 |
| A method for arranging a set of graphic assemblies within an area includes associating a presentation of a first graphic assembly with a tree structure to form a candidate tree; modifying the candidate tree to form at least one alternate candidate tree by associating each presentation of |
| 7555711 |
Generating a text layout boundary from a text block in an electronic document |
June 30, 2009 |
| Methods, systems and machine-readable instructions for processing an electronic document are described. In one aspect, logical blocks that were extracted from the electronic document, including a text block comprising text lines each encompassed by a respective bounding rectangle, ar |
| 7555665 |
Method and apparatus of disabling converters in a power module |
June 30, 2009 |
| A power module includes a plurality of converters having outputs for coupling to a supply voltage. The power module further includes a connector having a pin to provide a signal indicative of whether the power module is being disconnected from a system. A controller is responsive to |
| 7555644 |
System and method for operating system image provisioning in a utility computing environment |
June 30, 2009 |
| A technique to provision an OS image during a boot-up of a computing server in a utility computing environment using disk array's inherent raw concurrent multi-disk copy mechanism. In one example embodiment, this is achieved by forming a pool of OS image boot-up disks in a disk array |
| 7555642 |
Media transfer system and method |
June 30, 2009 |
| A media transfer system comprises a computer device having a quick-transfer media interface and a reduced operating system executable in response to actuation of the quick-transfer media interface, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer modul |
| 7555616 |
Devices and methods for memory tag error correction |
June 30, 2009 |
| Embodiments relating to a memory tag having a resonant circuit part and a non-volatile memory is presented. The resonant circuit part can be made operable, in response to a reader signal received from a reader, to provide power to the memory, the tag being operable to read the memory |
| 7555607 |
Program thread syncronization for instruction cachelines |
June 30, 2009 |
| In a method of and system for program thread synchronization, an instruction cache line is determined each of a plurality of program threads to be synchronized. For each processor executing one or more of the threads to be synchronized, execution of the thread is halted at a barrier |
| 7555581 |
Communications display base system and method |
June 30, 2009 |
| A communication apparatus for an electronic system is provided in accordance with the presently disclosed techniques. Specifically, in one embodiment, the apparatus includes a display base. The display base includes a body having a bay configured to receive a first electronic device |
| 7555564 |
Document delivery |
June 30, 2009 |
| A server has a memory 16 arranged to have a document 17 having a number of parts stored in it. The server is arranged to: receive a request including a URI having a document identifier which identifies both the whole and a part of the document; determine capabilities of the device; a |
| 7555553 |
Placing an object at a node in a peer-to-peer system based on storage utilization |
June 30, 2009 |
| A peer-to-peer system includes a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes includes at least an initial node and a neighboring node. The initial node is operable to determine whether to place an object at either the initial node or another node in the system based on a comparison of |
| 7555427 |
Providing a topic list |
June 30, 2009 |
| A computer executable method includes receiving word senses represented as semantic positions in a semantic space. The word senses are grouped into clusters based on semantic positions of the word senses in the semantic space. Labels for the respective clusters are provided that correspo |
| 7555419 |
Simulation of system execution of instructions |
June 30, 2009 |
| Instructions to be executed on a system are simulated. Representative simulation phases of the instructions, which most affect simulation results of the instructions to be executed on the system, are dynamically determined. For each representative simulation phase of the instructions, |
| 7555314 |
Digital media receiver having a reader |
June 30, 2009 |
| A digital media receiver, method, and computer readable medium bearing instructions for transferring information from media to a connected computer system are described. The receiver includes a memory for storing instructions for execution, a first interface coupled with a processor |
| 7555229 |
Marking device and methods |
June 30, 2009 |
| A portion of a replaceable component of an imaging device is selectively deformed or melted. |
| 7555164 |
Robust estimation of pixel values |
June 30, 2009 |
| An exemplary method for estimating pixel values of displayed images captured by an image capture device comprises determining a status of a pixel of a displayed image based on a confidence value for the pixel and a comparison of an estimated value and a direct sampling value of the p |
| 7554993 |
Method and apparatus for performing connection management with multiple stacks |
June 30, 2009 |
| The disclosed embodiments relate to a communication device for use in a node of a system having a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes may include network interface controllers ("NICs") and each of the NICs may have a public identifier and a private identifier associated |
| 7554988 |
Creating expressway for overlay routing |
June 30, 2009 |
| In a method for creating expressway for overlay routing, an existing peer-to-peer network is organized into a plurality of zones. The plurality of zones is organized into a plurality of levels. Neighboring zones are identified for each zone of the plurality of zones. One or more repr |
| 7554815 |
Resilient clip for circuit board |
June 30, 2009 |
| An device including a fastener. In some embodiments, the device is an electronic device that includes a circuit board, a support structure, and a resilient conductive clip. The circuit board may include a slot extending between opposite faces. The resilient conductive clip may couple |
| 7554730 |
Woven projection screen |
June 30, 2009 |
| A woven projection screen includes a viewing portion having a front side facing toward a viewing zone. The viewing portion includes a plurality of first filaments having asymmetric geometries in cross-section and having reflective surfaces for primarily reflecting an image signal light a |
| 7554713 |
Class of charge-actuated chromogenic structures based on the oxidation and reduction of optical |
June 30, 2009 |
| An electrochemically-activated optical switch is provided, comprising a molecular system configured between a pair of electrodes. The molecular system includes a moiety that is oxidizable or reducible in the presence of an electric current. |
| 7554684 |
Configurable printer menu structure |
June 30, 2009 |
| A printer is configured by creating a printer menu structure and installing the printer menu structure on the printer. The printer menu structure is installed on an erasable storage device in the printer. The installation of the printer menu structure replaces or extends any menu str |
| 7554566 |
Image development methods, hard imaging devices, and image members |
June 30, 2009 |
| Image development methods, hard imaging devices, and image members are described. According to one embodiment, an image development method includes providing an image member comprising a surface having different portions of different electrical conductivities, wherein one of the port |
| 7554228 |
Cooling fan with an outer rotor motor |
June 30, 2009 |
| A cooling fan with an outer rotor motor supported by a fan housing. A motor housing is disposed within a conduit through the fan housing, while the outer rotor motor is disposed within the motor housing. A plurality of support members coupled between the motor housing and the fan housing |
| 7554080 |
Entanglement processes and system |
June 30, 2009 |
| The states of matter system (110) having only ones basis state that couples to an excited state can be entangled using measurements of photons during transitions from the excited state. High efficiency of entanglement operation can be achieved by repeating the measurements after perf |
| 7554077 |
Encoder |
June 30, 2009 |
| Embodiments of an encoder are disclosed. |
| 7553886 |
Cross-linked latex particulates |
June 30, 2009 |
| The present invention is drawn to cross-linked latex particulates. The latex particulates include a plurality of polymerized monomers and cross-linking agent. The cross-linking agents are of particular structures and include at least one Cl or Br. From about 0.05 wt % to about 15 wt |
| 7553537 |
Position identification pattern |
June 30, 2009 |
| A product 10 has a position identifying pattern 16 on it, the pattern comprising first and second positional components 24, 26 arranged to identify first and second positional coordinates x, y by means of their reflectivity at different respective wavelengths. Each component 24, 26 h |
| 7553395 |
Print media and methods of making print media |
June 30, 2009 |
| Print media and methods of making print media are disclosed. One exemplary print medium, among others, includes a substrate having a fibrous component. In addition, a cationic guanidine polymer compound or salt thereof and a metallic salt are each disposed within the fibrous componen |
| 7552875 |
Print media with attached data storage and method of storing data thereon |
June 30, 2009 |
| A print has a substrate and a plurality of memory tags coupled to the substrate. The print is an index print including a plurality of images and a memory tag is associated with each image for storage of data relating to that image. A print medium suitable for forming such a print has |
| 7552533 |
Method of manufacturing a fluid ejector head |
June 30, 2009 |
| A fluid ejector head is manufactured. Sidewalls of at least one fluid ejection chamber are defined about at least one fluid drop generator disposed over a substrate. At least one bore is created over the at least one fluid ejection chamber. The at least one bore has a first nozzle su |
| 7552475 |
Systems and methods for securing ports |
June 23, 2009 |
| Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with securing ports are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a configuration logic configured to provide a security option for securing one or more selected ports. The example system may also include a sec |
| 7552434 |
Method of performing kernel task upon initial execution of process at user level |
June 23, 2009 |
| An embodiment of a method of performing a kernel level task upon initial execution of a child process at a user level begins with setting an instruction pointer for an initial child process instruction to an instruction to enter a kernel level. The method continues with beginning the |
| 7552433 |
Non-platform-specific unique indentifier generation |
June 23, 2009 |
| A method of generating a unique identifier without requiring platform-specific software, a computer readable medium embodying instructions for implementing the method, and a system therefor are described. In response to an event occurrence on a computer system, execution of the metho |
| 7552387 |
Methods and systems for video content browsing |
June 23, 2009 |
| Methods and systems for browsing video content are described. Video content is accessed. Metadata from a content analysis that is performed on said video content is generated. A portion of said video content based on said generated metadata is presented for display. |
| 7552328 |
Security attributes of nodes in trusted computing systems |
June 23, 2009 |
| A system and method for resolving a rule conflict within a security policy applied to a trusted computing platform, wherein the fileset to which each of the conflicting rules v and s refers (or "scope") is determined (step 10). It is then determined (at step 12) if the scope of one of th |
| 7552250 |
DMA slot allocation |
June 23, 2009 |
| Methods, systems, and devices are provided for a media platform. One method includes receiving DMA requests for connecting media data traffic to DMA slots of a DMA memory module. Available DMA slots are determined from a pool of available DMA slots and allocated for media data traffic. |
| 7552238 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining network device configurations |
June 23, 2009 |
| A method for maintaining the configuration of a network device in a user device of a network includes updating a network management device each time the configuration of any of the network device changes, and notifying a plurality of user devices in the network each time the network |
| 7552211 |
Automatic notification rule definition for a network management system |
June 23, 2009 |
| A network management application provides notification of events on network devices using prepopulated notification rules. The notification rule is prepopulated by the network management application using conditions that represent the present state of the device being monitored. An a |
| 7551912 |
Device management network that facilitates selective billing |
June 23, 2009 |
| Aspects of the present invention may be seen in a device management (DM) network capable of associating billing codes with device management activities that involve transfer of data, upload or download of content, device management activities, reporting diagnostics messages, reporting |
| 7551773 |
Encoding image data using mask lookup table and decoding such encoded image data |
June 23, 2009 |
| In one aspect, an image is quantized by assigning sub-ranges of pixel values in the image to respective quantization levels. The quantized image is encoded based at least in part on a mask lookup table assigning index values to respective masks, wherein each mask corresponds to a res |
| 7551772 |
Blur estimation in a digital image |
June 23, 2009 |
| A method performed by a processing system is provided. The method comprises computing an auto-correlation of sharp channel information of a digital image, computing a cross-correlation between the sharp channel information and blurred channel information of the digital image, and est |
| 7551628 |
Wireless dongle with computing capability for equipment control and method of operation thereof |
June 23, 2009 |
| The present invention includes a dongle, with embedded computing capability, placed in a communication path and capable of passing information from a control device through a smart gateway to a machine, the dongle comprising a network interface configured to receive instructions and |
| 7551614 |
Aggregation over multiple processing nodes of network resources each providing offloaded connect |
June 23, 2009 |
| A computer system aggregates a plurality of network resources of a computer system. The computer system has a plurality of processing nodes. Each of the processing nodes includes one or more of the plurality of network resources. The one or more resources of each processing node make |
